Overview

• Effective July 1, SFMTA will stop accepting new applications for speed bumps, raised crosswalks and other resident-requested safety measures
• The decision responds to a backlog of roughly 300 proposals and a projected $322 million deficit for the agency in fiscal 2026
• Since 2018, the program delivered more than 1,200 traffic-calming devices citywide, including over 500 resident-driven projects
• Traffic deaths surged to 42 in 2024, the city’s deadliest year in two decades, with pedestrians accounting for more than half of the fatalities
• A San Francisco Civil Grand Jury report cited critical enforcement failures and an almost 90% drop in traffic citations over the past decade